Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Intended to be eaten off the premises.
- adjective Selling or intended for the sale of food products to be consumed off the premises.
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- adjective of food intended to be
eaten off thepremises - noun Food purchased from a
takeaway - noun curling A
stone that hits another stone, removing it from play
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises
- noun (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
- noun prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
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Examples
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Takeaway is what they call takeout here in England, and this has become our regular Friday night treat, the way pizza was back in Concord.
Pies & Prejudice Heather Vogel Frederick 2010
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According to the Herald Sun, the bureau looked at the case and found, that whilst the act depicted could be consensual, the overall impact and most likely takeout is that the scene is suggestive of violence and rape ....
Calvin Klein Billboard BANNED For Being 'Suggestive Of Violence And Rape' (PHOTOS, VIDEO, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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BTW, one other place you might want to try for Indian takeout is a little hole in the wall place on 44th between Lex and 3rd (closer to 3rd) next to the Chipotle.
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I know the takeout is different, but the fact that the waitresses, hostess and servers were so rude to us is enough for us to boycott this place.
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Your employer will reimburse you for up to $500 in takeout food to ease your first four weeks at home.
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Despite years of overindulging in Chinese takeout and underindulging in leafy green vegetables, my colon was pink, healthy and free of polyps.
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When he spent the night (rare, like a Bigfoot sighting) we slept in like teenagers and ordered takeout from the Thai place around the corner.
Three 2009
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When he spent the night (rare, like a Bigfoot sighting) we slept in like teenagers and ordered takeout from the Thai place around the corner.
Three 2009
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According to Debat, the big takeout is what the U.S.
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Utsav takeout is well within price limits for midtown lunch (veggie & meat, dal, rice, bread, salad costs $8), and the line is usually much shorter than most of the other nearby good choices …
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